Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 615
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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